[2] It was Barnes' fourth and final major title; he won the first two PGA Championships in 1916 and 1919, and the U.S. Open in 1921.

[3] Born and raised in Cornwall, England, Barnes opened with a course record 70 to take a four stroke lead as the course was dry and fast.

In the second round, Macdonald Smith carded a new course record 69 for the lead at 145, two shots ahead of Barnes, who only managed a 77.

Anticipating that he would easily win, 10,000 spectators crowded around Smith, more than the course layout or tournament stewards could handle.

Ray's runner-up finish was his final top-ten in a major, as was John Henry Taylor's sixth place showing.